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Sky Link to launch BREW services

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Sky Link, the largest CDMA operator in Russia, and Qualcomm Incorporated have signed an agreement to commercially launch BREW wireless data services in 31 regions of the Russian Federation, as well as in countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Eastern Europe, including Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and [...]

Bakcell deploying Performance Technologies

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Bakcell, an operator in Azerbaijan, has employed the use of Performance Technologies’ SEGway STP Signalling Solution to assist in the rapid delivery of advanced mobile service offerings to its customers.

Cyfrowy Polsat to launch MVNO

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Digital TV platform Cyfrowy Polsat’s IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) last week brought the company a share price increase of 7.76 percent, from PLN 12.5 to 13.47. The value of the IPO reached nearly PLN 840 million.
The Polsat group subsidiary offered 67.1 million shares, with 60.6 million targeted at institutional investors and 6.5 [...]

Orange win 870MHz spectrum in Slovakia

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The telecoms market regulator of Slovakia has said Orange has bid SKK 40 million (USD 1.93 million) for a 20-year operating licence of the 870MHz frequency.

Mediatel launching MVNO targeted at foreigners

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Mediatel, a fixed-line operator, plans to launch the first mobile virtual network operator based on the MNI platform for Vietnamese and Ukrainians in Poland, Puls Biznesu reported.

TeliaSonera establishing presence in Bulgaria

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TeliaSonera AB has said it is expanding its European IP network into Bulgaria and establishing a point of presence (POP) in the capital Sofia.

DAS and Sistema to cooporate

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AFK Sistema, a large Russian telecoms and services holding company, said on Tuesday it has signed a memo of cooperation with an international Arab investment company, DAS Holding LLC, with a goal of developing cooperation in various sectors of the economy in Russia, the CIS and United Arab Emirates, according to Sistema.

MegaFon may build network in Iran

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MegaFon said it was prepared to invest around USD 4.6 billion to build a GSM network in Iran, as it opened its representative office in the Middle East state, reports Reuters.

Svyazinvest may finaly be privatised

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A Russian Cabinet shake-up could cause the privatisation of state telecoms holding company Svyazinvest, which had been on the agenda for the previous government for almost a decade but with little tangible progress.

Usmanov invests in MegaFon

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Alisher Usmanov, Russian billionaire and investor, has acquired a 39.3 percent stake in the country’s third largest cellco, MegaFon, according to Vedemosti.